19th April 1942
Dear Diary,
Today, my bicycle got taken away by two Japanese Soldiers. That was the only object that reminds me of Uncle when he is away. Uncle and I took days and nights to assemble that bicycle, and it was just taken away like that! Abuji was next to me at the scene to witness the crime. The two Japanese soldiers addressed Abuji as Sensei, meaning that they respected him. When the soldiers asked Abuji if they can take the bicycle to the palace and use it as a form of transport in the war, he said yes without even arguing. The action that made me feel angry was that he gave up something his son loved to the Japanese. Nothing can replace that bicycle of mine. Nothing.
Jae-Sun
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